1987 Five Nations Championship Explained

1987 Five Nations Championship
Date:7 February - 4 April 1987
Countries:



Count:8
Grand Slam: (4th title)
Matches:10
Tries:27
Top Point Scorer: Philippe Bérot (37 points)
Top Try Scorer: Éric Bonneval (5 tries)
Previous Year:1986
Previous Tournament:1986 Five Nations Championship
Next Year:1988
Next Tournament:1988 Five Nations Championship

The 1987 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between 7 February and 4 April. This was the last time the championship would be interrupted by weather conditions until the Six Nations of 2012.[1] France won with a Grand Slam, for the fourth time, while England won the Calcutta Cup, in their only win. Originally the opening matches of the Championship were due to be played on the 24th January with England v Scotland at Twickenham and Wales v Ireland at Cardiff but both matches were called off due to the bad weather and postponed till the 4th April

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
TwickenhamLondonMartin GreenRichard Hill/Mike Harrison
Parc des PrincesParisJacques FourouxDaniel Dubroca
Lansdowne RoadDublinMick DoyleDonal Lenihan
MurrayfieldEdinburghDerrick GrantColin Deans
National StadiumCardiffTony GrayDai Pickering

Results

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IRB Centenary matches, Irish try-scorers against New Zealand and snow-blighted seasons | Live Rugby Features . ESPN Scrum . 2012-02-11.